Carlotta, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Nannup, Western Australia

34°08′S 115°48′E / 34.13°S 115.80°E / -34.13; 115.80Population103 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6275Area364.7 km² (140.8 sq mi)Location

238 km (148 mi) from Perth
63 km (39 mi) from Busselton
13 km (8 mi) from Nannup

LGA(s)Shire of NannupState electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood Federal division(s)O'Connor

Localities around Carlotta:
Jalbarragup	Nannup	East Nannup
Darradup	Carlotta	Glenoran
Darradup	Biddelia	Peerabeelup

Carlotta is a rural locality of the Shire of Nannup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Vasse Highway runs through the centre of the locality, with the Easter National Park stretching along the east side of the highway. The south-western part of the locality is taken up by the Milyeannup National Park while the remainder is predominantly covered by state forest. Its north-western boundary is made up by the Brockman Highway and Nannup Airport is located in the north-west as well, inside the Kearney State Forest.^[2]^[3]

Carlotta and the Shire of Nannup are located on the traditional land of the Bibulman and Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The historic Jangardup Stock Route runs through the locality on the route that is now the Vasse Highway. It was last used as a stock route in the mid-1960s.^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carlotta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Welcome to the Shire of Nannup". www.nannup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Nannup. Retrieved 26 July 2024. The Shire of Nannup acknowledges the Wardandi and Bibbulmun people as the native title holders of the lands and waters in and around Nannup
^ "Jangardup Stock Route & Stock Camp - Post & Rail Stockyard". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.